Clutch control and gear-shifting device.



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CLUTCH CONTROL ANU GEAR SHIFTING DEVICE.

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Patented Oct. 22, 1918.

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0111.0', AssIGNo'n'ro LALLEY ELECTRIC SHIFTER CO., OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, "CORPORATIbN-OF MICHIGAN.

. i A V CLUTCH CONT'ROL AND v(rEAR-SHIFIING DEVICE.

To all whom. it may concern. Be :it known that, Ami-mii M. ISAisiviiR,l

.izen of the United States of America, `i ding at `(liiicinnati, in the county of .l-:Ianiilton and State of (.)liio,have invented eet-tain iiewand; lisefn'l Iiiipioveinents `in is a slgiecifoiiition, if

of .whi i the `followiiio Viingfrjlirawii y .l

'.Iliie `invention relates toy clutch control `andgeai' eliiittingI apparatus adapted forassociatioii with the change Speed gear' traneniission iiieelianisiii, engine, clutch aiid` startet' of a-iiiotoi driven vehicle.

My invention aims to liirovide al gea-i' shiftiiie' device toi'V a change speed jea.il

ion. niechanis'ni wherein ieleased-VA forel. of mechanically and alitoy oned oi' connai eed members' lived yfoi' quickly shifting `a gear transmit, ion iiit-iolianisiii, without racking and inj'liijy, and ivith such iapidity -that meshing of the gears is assnted'and any i'e- 1 ihle. The teiieion oil coin]'ii'ession members by which these iesillt's are obtained aire preferably in tin.l ioini of spiiiigis.` and niv invention itiiiis to [ii'ovide positive and .reliable niea'ns, ae hereinafter, set forth, for' utiliming'a stnitei',--eleetiie oi otheirivise-as a [infinie nioi'ei to place the spiii'n` index'compression. My invention flii'thi. aine; to provide a., gear` shitting device :i .which members et@ automatica]ly compi' ed while a clutch. is

g being thiryown ont and aiitoinatically ieleased nien-liners have the usual .is n'ian'nally placed in' position foi' engag" l cally set ,for ca'iisiiigthe \\lie| the eluteh is completely disengaged to shift gears. f

My invention stilltin-ther aims to provide a combination of elenien s` Wlieleiii gear shift ineiiibe can be actuated by the ALa paiisive force yof spinge. The geni shift" .lectoi' erin which in nt with either men'ibei, and disposed to; ie ipifocate the selector aiifni Iaie oeeillatoy detent 0|."geai' po 'tion membersfalitoiiiati-` lings to-be eenio thatwlien the pressed b y the.` nio ver,

detente oi' gea l position nieinhei's are anto i inatical` .et a predetermined time,

the `'Xpai "1 toi-i t one ofthesjgiiing:y will` quickly i iioeate the detent oir.. geen pov sition ii'ieinliieisand consequently move the selecteer @iii to shift-.the gem inen'iber to the Specication of Letters Patent.

y pose it v Patented Oct. 22, 1918- Appliation ledDecember 11, 1916, `Seria1No. 136,179. y

whereby the expansive force ot' the spring obtained, by iisinfr the devices in connection Withfthe geai' shifting mechanism: v First.y ythere the combined starter and stai-tei' ellitcli control' devitfe for an electric starter `niotoi, which is used as prime inovei. To use a staitei' ii'iotoi for this pun essential that sonie pi'ovisionbe4 iliade whereby theiiiotoi'` nia'y be opera-ted, at ivill. indeprnid'ent of the stai-ting mecha nisin, and yet be associated with the starter mechanism wheiiit is desii'edgto start the enlthe pijinie i'novei oi the gear shifting device.

Second, there aire ai' and circuit 'selectoi-s coi'iibined for installation on the steery ing` post oi point-con'veiiientto the chaufl'elir o1 opeiiatoiv of iiiotoi* vehicle. The selectors pei'niit"`ot gea-r positions being selectedl sin'niltaneonsly 'with the" establishment ot electiienl conne .tions so'fthat the operation` ot' a master switch accomplishes a gear sliitt ,i that inayhave been predetermined oi' set. by

the selectoi;l son'ie time in advance of the actual. Shift. f

'.l.,`li.ii-d. a clutch control is obtained by the `the infinie n'iovei' or starter motor foi' thisf selected llriosition. Provision is also made" may he held. in reserve to `restore the selector ygine of the l"inotoi' vehicle. "Tou accomplish this. I employ a` novel ri-endle switch oon-` selector devices through the inediinjn of ak 'dashpot especially designed to govern the driving connection between the engine shaft anti the 1niaiii gear tiai'isn'iission shaft, scrv that the clutch 'engages sloivly for the first speed, faster' etthe second speed, and still fasten for high speed. A clutch control is also used `in connection with the prime niover in, oidei' that the clutch niny be drawn out l- V I ,.1 of the)inventionk ,during certain operationsl of" the primeA`` matic spring tensioning mechanism; staiter switch and starter clutch control; gear selector device; oscillatory detents or gear position members; main clutch control by selector device; main clutch control by prime mover; circuit selector; auxiliary switch, of the circuit selector; master switch, and cutout or shunting switch will be hereinafter separately and specifically described in detail, together with the novel .arrangement and objects accomplished by such a combina-l tion of devices and instrumentalities.

Reference willfnow be(y had to the drawings, wherein- A 'Y Figure 1 is a plan of the general arrangement of the gear shifting device relative to an engine, a starter, and a change speed 21' transmission mechanism, `which has n shown as partly in section;

Fig. -2 is a longitudinal sectional view Vof a dash -pot used in connection with the clutch control; l

l? ig. 3 is a horizontal sectional'view, Apartly in plan, showing the mechanism of the gear shifting device in neutral position;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional 'view taken on the line IV-IV of 3, showing part of the mechanism in elevation;

Fi 5 is a crosssec'tionalview taken-on the line V-V of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a similar viewtaken on v4the' line vL--vi of Fig. a;

Fig. 7. is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line VII-VII of-Fig. 5;

. partly in section;

Y Fig. 8 is a. longitudinal 'sectional view taken on the line VIII-fVIII of Fig. 7

Fig. 9 is a horizontalsectional view, partly first y in section showing the mechanism, in speed 'and reverse position;

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional, View.

taken on the line X--X` of Fig. 5;

` ig. 1 1, is a plan of the 'cut-outer shuntig. 12 i's'a perspective .view of the -detached detent orgear osition member Fig..13 is a plan of tlie combined gear and circuit selectors, partly broken away and Fig. 14v`sa cross sectional v iew taken on Laie une xiv-xiv of ing. i3;

' Fig. 15 is a vertical sectional .view of the y ,Starter switch;

Ffgfl isafront elevation of v,the same i partly broken 'law ay.; l

Fig. 417 is a cross sectional view of the auxiliary switch of the circuit selector, and

f Fig. 18 s a diagrammatic view illustratingv theelectrical connections of' the gea-r shifting` device.I v 4 In describing my invention by aid of the views above referred to, I desire to point out that the same are intended as merely illiistrative of the device as tried out an found y satisfactory, and I do not care to'conine my -invention to the precise construction and artional form of internal combustion engine 'coimnon to many' motor driven veliicles The driven shaft B of the engine' has thd ,usual clutch C adapted for engagement and.

disengagement iy'gith 'the fly Wheel D of the ,engine A, the clii'tch member C being shifted into and out of engagement with the fly Wheel D by the usual treadle action E. The.

engine shaft IB is adapted to extend into .the housing orV casing F vof. a change speed gear transmission mechanism, said easing or ousingl containingthe usual transmission shafts G and H, the former having a shiftable 'gear J adapted f or meshing With gears 'K and L of the shaft H, said gears representing first speed andV reverse. AThe shaft G has another shiftable gear M adapted to mesh with a second speed gear N on' the shaft Hand adapted to also establish third or hi h speed by the usualclutch members O. Xtending through the casing or housing F are longitudinal .reciprocable shifting rods Pand R provided With-forks S for shifting the gears M land J, and this typev of change speed gear transmission mechanisin is commonl in many motor driven ve- The general view also shows my gear shifti Starter, prime mover, and automatic spring tensioning mecham'am-(l `igs. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9.) l

The reference numeral 1 denotes a starter, as an electric motor, ad `iacent the engine A,

and said starter motor has the armature shaft 2 thereof provided with a-shiftable .clutch member .3 adapted for engagement and disengagement with a clutch member l coupled to a Worm or screw-shaft 5, jourion 7 adapted to tmesh with a circular rack o1' large gear 8 on the iy wheel Dot the engine A, so that the crank shaft of the 'engine may be turned over by the .starter motor foi` starting purposes.

'na'ledin a casing generally denoted G. The shiftableclutch member 3 has a small \piii .':lre llealiirilgs 10 for -a sleeve' l1 loose on salti. bearings. Between the bearings and shaft bearings 12 end, thrust beer-ings 11 of the casing-6` are 13, said end thrust bearllv has top and bottom walls thereo l" with longitudinal slots .15' and 1` 'wall of iid eeve has a longitu-` slot lli.

'. n? a nut or traveler 1T itien Within the hatt This nut has a leien i8' protruding' through the slee vc (jelntch control by the prime mover,

inaitt 1r appear. The nut 17 also 'ons l!) and 20 protruding tl'areudi t 1e slots l1. and 14 respectively of 'th ll, The .nut 'extension 20 may be consu e aed ne dpendlng and extends into a a cl'nv 1 11de' Q11 cnrriled by an offset wall :'lortien' 2 of'the bottom oi the casing (i.

extensions .19 `and .20 have barrel .rods 2l having the ends thereor tops The rods entenlfl throlllgh apertured ears 26 and 27 5 by spring actuated members and und the apertured ears L37 have lug exn" itl in the cl'lamlel guide 2l so that ing; actiinited. i'nembers :28 and Ztl cannot rotate but may reciprocate or rapidly. "l thu eleeve 11 supllorting said lnem- 1" *ruling the sleeve ll, 'between the f a .d the extensions. 18, lll-and '1e nut 1T, are coil d sp1-ings 25() and 40131., le lim-mer lasting aseociated with the mem .1er and he letter with the member El). '.ll'ieee s ljlrinrs are capable of' being gradnally p icedul'id'er` compression so that i th ex isve f1.1)rces thereof' may be utilized `fli .for fp y rer' "oeating or shifting the A member and il on the sleeve 11,` and. the nut; l?, y. er worin l), shaft 5 and starter u'lotor l nte electro-1necl1anical means :for p Il slnings under tension so 5U tl' it l'l force 'of eitl'ierjnmy ,be`

' ,gea ,lng prnposes. ,lhe memand, 2l) are aleo employed @for otherjy neills that will appear under another :L

i sterterswitch undwextendmg therethrough a vertical lon ng of a conventional form. Ther/"plunger ghaving the upper end thereof l* .Sfl n seri v or wenn S) ol. the shaft 5 and" r,slidable in a'guid 6 and saidv rod has a 1 lolL 1.6 of the sleeve ll to form part ol.

:Ztl in which are fixed longitudinal the insulator 42 of Contact bars pressed.

`hicle or at some point convenient to the chauffeur or operator of the vehicle. The

con'iprises a suitable casi-ng 3i! 70 providedfwitha tread piece 34. The lower 'emlb'fy thekplunger 33 is pivotally or loosely eonnected, spat, to a bell crank-36, and bcllcrank--.`s connected by a spring 37 toay clutchfishif nr rod 38. The rod 38 is carried by the casil'lg d .fork 40 `engaging;

procate the same On the renr erid ll adapted to re'- the clutch member 3 to 1 on the arn'lature shaft of the rod 38 a` spring tract therod` 38. andy place the clutch 1ne1nber 3y in engagemel'it with the clutch member J L When, shifting; the rod 38 in opposite direction the spring 37 will eve1'1tual-lypull the pinion? into mesh with the rack 8,particularly after the plunger. 33`has been retracted and the'teeth of the pinion 'and rack do not immediately"1nesl1. l

The plunger 33, within the cesing 32, has a fixed insulator l2 for contact 'bars 43 and 43, Thesecontact bars are adapted tobe engagelgl by resilient, contactl fingers, one lset 1 beiner designated 44, 4l and 44", and an- `95 other set 42242" and 42, carried lirvbinding posts l5 of the casing 3, said binding posts` bein; r suitably insulated from said casing.` 1

A `coi-led spring 46 enen-cles thephu'iger 33, between the bottom of' the casing 32 and 100 and the expansive force of said springr is adaliitcd to hold the insulator'` nornially elevated with thecontac't fingers 42?, 42'a11d 42" engaging the loWermostl set 43 carried by thefinsillator, 105 to complete certain electric circuits thatwifll permit ofA the starter motor l1 being used as a prime mover in connection with the gear shifting device, and break other circuits which will prevent"thetzirter Imotor `from being `usedI in connection With the starting mechanism, until the pll'lnger 33 is de- In otheinwords, circuits are norl iiially-established in connection with thel starter y,s'W'tt'h to permit of the same be. 115 inn" used as* leprime mover, and `when the starter motor is to be used in connection with the startingr mechanism, it is necessary for the chauffeur or operator of the vehicle t0 `depress `the plullger 33, therebyestablishingr 120,

operativeelectric circuits and throwingr the4 clutch men'lber 3 to enxnesh the lpinion 7 and the rack V8. k

('flr selector-(leftline, (Figs. l, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9,125

and 13.) y

"On the steering post of tl1e1notor ,vehlcle or 111 proxnmty thereto is placed. a

sector slipped casing or `box 47 having Aa detachable lid or cover 48A. In tllebox 4are V 130 suitable' bearings 49, for a vertically disposed rotatable sha-ft 56 and the upper end of the shaft protrudes through the lid or cover 48 and is provided with a suitable operating crank or handle 51. The cover or lid 48 has the outery side thereof yprovided with suitable designations to indicate rever-se" neutrah and firstf second and third lspeed positions so that the crank or handle 51 may be shifted over the cover 48 to a desired position. On the lower end of the rotatable shaft 50 is a crank 52 connected by a rod or link 53 to a resilient or flexible crank 54. The crank 54 is carried by the outer end of a rock shaft 55 journaled in the'casing 6 and held against longitudinal displacement therein. The rock shaft 55, within the casing 6, has a longitudinal key or spline way 56, and slidable on said rock shaft and held to turn therewith by a key or spline extending into the way 56 is a crank 57. The lower end of the crank 57 is pivotally connected by links 58 to thelower end of a selector arm 59 which has a. hub portion 60 -loose on a reciprocablc det-ent shaft. 61 slidable in bear'ings 62 of the casing 6. To hold the selector arm 59 and the crank. 57 in opposed relation and thus relieve thc links 5S of lateral stresses or strains, a yoke 63 is employed, said yoke having side arms 64: loose on the shafts 55 and 61 at the sides of the crank 57 and the selec tor arm 59. AThe shifting rods P and R or prolongations or extensions thereof are reciprocable in bearings 65 of the casing 6, and lixed on said rods. within .the casing, are shifting members 66 and 67 having the confronting faces thereof provided withrecesses `68 and 69 respectively. It is between the shifting members that4 the selector arm 59 extends, and the recesses 68 and 69 are shaped, to receive the upper end of the' selector arm when rocked on the `detent- 4shaft 61. lVith the selector arm 59 in the recess 68 of the member 66 the rod P can be reciprocated to obtain first speed or reverse position of' the change speed gear transmission mechanism, or with the selector arm 59 in the recess 69 of the member 67 the rod R may be reciprocated for. second and third speed positions. The manner of reciprocating the rods P and R will hereinafter appear, but

this far it is to be noted that the matter of selecting one of themembers 67 or 66 is manually accomplished byA shifting the crank or handle 51. During such manual select-ion should the selector arm 59 fail to exactly register with 'one of the recesses 68 or 69 to move therein., the resilient crank 54 will forcibly hold the upper end of the selector arm against one of the faces of the members 66 or 67 so that immediately upon said member assuming a position to receive the selector arm, the selector arm will be shifted into the recess of the member by the resilient crank 5l assuming normal posit-ion. This is particularly true when shifting from "first" position to second position.

Mw'iuzorf/ defeat or gem* vposi-tima. members (Figs. 3, l. 9 and l2.)

Loose on the detent shaft (il to oscillate thereon is a fir-st" and third" speed position member 70 and in proximity thereto-is a "neutral" member 7l. These members arc at one side of the selector arm 59 and at the opposite side thereof is another neutral member 7'2 and a reverse and second speed gear position member 73. The members 70 to 73 inclusive are practically identical in construction, and as clearly shown in Fig. l27 each member has a camengaging lug 7 il, a hub portion 75. and a beveled detent 76. TheV cam engaging lug 7l is curved and tangentially disposed relative to the periphery of the gear position member, and the beveled detent 76 is carried by a crank por# tion ofl the lnember and disposed in parallel. ism withthc longitudinal axis of the member. The cam engaginfr lugs 7l are normally held against a longitudinally disposed cam v'member 77 mounted on the bottom wall of the casing (3. as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7. This cam member has the ends thereof somewhat stepped so that each gear position members may be oscilla/ted or turned on the 'deteut shaft 61. and` to holdthe cam engaging lugs 7i normally against the cam member-77, the-hub portions'75 .of said members are encircled by coiled springs 7 8.- One con` volution of each spring is connected to a member and the other convolution is connected to 'a collar 79 fixed on the det-ent vshaft 61, said collars coperating with the pins SOof the `detcntshaft in holding the.

gear position members against longitudinal displacement onfsaid shaft.

The cam 77 is adapted to oscillatethe rmembers 70 to 73 inclusive and shift the detents 76 into and outof the paths of radial lugs S1 carried 'by the spring actuated members 2S and Q9. 'the ledges thereof beveled, also the detente 76 so that said detents may readily assume positions in front or behind of the lugs 'S1 as occasion requires during the operation ofthe gearshifting' device; It is well tov bear in mind at this point that the manual selection of the members 661er 67 `for a de-V The' radial lugs 81 have.

sired speed does not affect the'postion of the members 7() to 73 inclu-sive and that these members can be. actuated by. the cam 77 Without disturbing the selector arm 59 relative to the members 66 or 67. Further more, that either of the members 7 (l to 7 3 incl'usivegmay be shifted hy'one of the spring actuated members 28 or 29 t reciprocate the f "mamn c letent' shaft 61 and thu's ealisetheora-mlnl `yoke 63' to sl.ide o`n thefrook 57 and the shaft 55.

Marin imdb Control by eleor dea/vibe.

(Figs. land 2.) Supported frolilthe easing 6 by' a bracket 82 or from asnitable'partofith 'vehicle "freine isa dashpot 83 having the endsA i municating with the. ends ofthe body andthereof. provided with stuffing boxes' 84. Extending throligh the` stuffing boxes yand longitudinally"ofithe daslbpot is a" pi' ston rod 85 connected by links 86 and; '87t the treinille aotion'E of "the clutch member C. On the'` pistoni-od 85 in the dash-pot 83 is a piston 88 hafving ports 89 ntrolled byiav Ynl'vular member 90,r n flap "vulva- The deshpot'hniy has a by-path 91 corn- `i1'itermediite the ends of the by-path Q liis "a ported valve plof 92, A suitable liquid, as

oil,l is plaeed Wit `inthe dash-pot to vef'nl'itrol i the oilv eanfreely pas-,s throughv the ports 89.v

when thepistonBS movedinone direction,`

` il is nrrungeilto swing in n lateral plane "and the movement oit' thepiston 88"therein`, and

Whilethefpseage of oil through the byfpnth 91, when the piston 88 movedinthe oppo# site direction,- is eol'ltrolled by the ported valve plugJ 92. This valve plughas a crank feonneeted by a rod- `91 to theV crunk 52v of the sha't 50 forming part of. the gear se lector devine previously described. The dnshqiot does not interferel with the operntion 'of 'the clutch memben (l ,by the trendle action E, but it does ontrol "the opl eration of the olntch'lnember C by the prime l'noser, und whenthe crank or handle 51 is shifted for desired' gear shift,` the valve Iiilng 9i! is adjusted so-that the dash-pot may freely not' for .third 01"high.` speed .si"noe .itis desirable to 'have n qllieklclnteh action :at said speeds. For seoond speed the ac- ;tion of the dash-pot is slightly retarded and .'so on to reverse position, nt'whlh time the l'iy-patlr 01.` is almost elosell-and thereby greatly 'retnrding the notion on thel da .ehpot musing' n slow"engagenientof the lut-oh member with'the fly-wheel l). ("'lirtfr/, mmf/reibt' prima vra/mier,

. (i. 7. Bennd Q A, [u'ntioiiof` the easing 0 `is otlset and, pivoted in one emi thereof-liv :l pin 05)' 'or other pivotal means h. leverll. The lever the inner edge therm'rf hns cam` rises 97 and,

: 0S. while the outer edge thereo'fis engaged byu flat` compression `spring il!) Connect l to the 'inner wall of the casing-Ii. The Spring: holds the lei/'el' 90 nornnllljyY in the bifnr# cated end of the nut sideextension 18, but permits of sglirl lever yielding as -the nut side extension 18 travels; alongv the inner edge thereof. The free end of the lever 9G isnotched, ae at 100, to receive a crank pm f the Casin r andisprovide 104 wlnc is connected to thi-link 8 6 so as V 105, 106, i1`07and 108, a 111o f 'sald stop's v beveled', and .the ystops 106 and 107locatedat f the camvrises 97 and 980f the lever.

(Figs. 3,

101 o'f a crank `102 earried. by the inner end vof the shaftfl, `journaledin the casing 6. T he shaft IOBextends out-@ the bottom of toi-operate the trendley action .E of the clutch memberC. -At twoperiodsduring the travel l'i a long crank.-

of the nut 17 the sideextension-IS thereof.

shifted-the lever v96 and danses the clutch member C to be"-f.llawn out, so thatthegears Stops ma be shiftedwitlout any rattling or noise.' he lever 96 serves as a supportfor being The stops 105 and-1 06 are in the pathof a fin' r 109` oarriedby the springaotuatedfmem er 28', andthestops 107 and 108farefi' ther path* Y i of a similaingerll carried by thespring actuated member 29.` Besides there isa stoplll for the fink er;.109and 'a these rstop@ stop- 112 for the fnger'"110. he stops 111 l and 112 are supported on thebottoni Yyall o1 the casing 6.

The stops 105 to ioeiqhisive, 1411 and 112 have an Innportant oiceflnthe operation of my. device, and it might Well to briefly re fer to `the ,same now, so that in the=genera`1f 'operatibn of the 'ierice thefnnotionsof the i levier 06 will be betterunders'tood.'

, Referring to Figs. 3 and 9, it is'annarent' that ivhen'the nut or traveler'll? is 'moved to.

lthe right, that thengerllO `is Carried Ainto 17. During the compression of the spring engagement With the stop 108 Where it is held while the spring 31' is Iilaced `under` compression by further movel'nent ofvthefnut 100= S15-'the spring 30, l'nember 28 nnd finger 109 i said rods engaging the vertical extel'isionsll f are 'also shifted by reason of werelds-24 be-' ing carried by the nuty 17v find the' heds eff.'

and 20 o'f the member 28. When the spring i 31 has been suflieiently compressed .foithe purposes for which 1t 1s lntendetl, the side extension 15El of the nnt 17 shifts the leren 96 and causes the st'oplOSto bemov'ed out of 1engagement with the Hoger 110, sothzit the Tf spring 31 may forcibly shift the memberlQQ against the stopfllzl. It is the n'iovementLof i the finger from the stop 108 to the 112 ,that causes the lugv 81 of the men'ber29 to shift the detent 76 which it engages "and the gempostion' n'len'lher of the detentconsequently the detent shnft 'r is quioltly 4,.leetor. arm' 59 ene ofthe members'I moved, to shift a geen to a desired po lVhen the-nut 17 trnvelst'o-y the left.

shifted und through the medium ofthe se- 1 i '120 7 is ne i e finger=109 held by the stoup `1( )6".While the spring 30 is placednndereompression Aund *i l when, the lever 9G 1s shiftedt'o releasetlef finger 109, said ,finger rapidly travels to the stop 105'and it is during the movement of` the finger 109 from the s top 106 to 105 that verticall sulatcd from an to the crank or handle 51,

v selection of Ashifted to t ie stop 111 and lcomplish first or third the neutral member 71 is shifted to move the shaft 61 and restore thc device to neutral position. Further travel of the nut 17 continues to compress the spring 30 so that when the stop 105 is moved out ofengagement with the linger 109 the finger will be quickly in so doing acspeedpositions. In other Words, the expansive force ofthe springs 30, and 31 could not'be utilized for shifting purposes unless some means, such as just described, were employed for, iiioving and releasing thespring actuated ineinbcrs 28 and 29 at predetermined times when the gear position members are correctly positioned to .be actuated by the members 28 and 29. *i

Itis also to be noted that there is a ositive control of the main elutchby the ever 96 which also controls theiise sive force for shifting purposes, when the cllitchis in`position to prevent clashing() gears, and luider the following captions will appear electrical features of the gear shift. ing device particularly controllin and governinginstruinentaflities for t ej prune mover.l

Circuit selector, (Figs. 1, 13, 14 and 18.)

The curved wall of the box`47 of the gear selectibr'device has apertured lugs 113 and i ,connected to these lugs by screws 114 or othei` fastening means is a segment shaped y disposed support 115 having a plurality sulated from the support 115 and provided with a series of contacts that are vertically disposedor arranged in rows,

the third series designated 121" "to124 ifnfclusive;y a fourth series desi Yated l125 to 125% inclusive, and the remaining contacts designated 129 and 130. The contacts of each series arc adapted to be simultaneously engaged b resilient .co ntact'fingers"` 131 to 134 inclusivecarried by and suitably -inarm 135 -on the rotatable shat't 50 of said arm'fbeing radially disposed, but

the selector box,

so thaty the resilient contact fingers 131 tio- 134 inclusive may wipe and of contacts.

Since the arm 135 is ixed to move in synchronisin with the handle or crank 5 1, it is apparent that simultaneously with .the certain gear, positions by the crank arm 51 that circuit selections are also made, and the principal purpose of thcci'rcuit selectors is to make certain electrical connections so that the starter motor 1 will be operated in a desired direction andthus cause the nut or Vtraveler 17 to move in a of anjexpan-v position or y Auwiliary switch of the circuit selector,

of binding posts lltrsuitably in-r the first series A being designated 117 to 120 inclusiveptlic next series designated r12-1 to 124 inclusive;

at an angle f relative c'ontact with a desired series establishment of nient with one of the members G (i'or (i7.

direction for a desired gear position. rThis may be better understood by reference to the wiring' dia ram, Fig. 17, where it will be noted that t e contact lingers 131 Ato 134 inclusive mayengage a series of contacts 1 17 to 120, and by further movement of the' arni 135 engage another series. For -instance, whenthe contact fingers 131 to 134 inclusive engage the series of contacts 11.7 to 120 inclusive, there are -two optional .circuits for obtaining a` gear shift of from neutral to third speed position, or from second speed position to neutra-l 'and in order that the proper circuits or conta-cts will be selected, there is an auxiliary switch actuated by the crank or handle 51, and other electrical contacts to be made which determines positively which of the circuits or set of contacts isv ,to be used. This f auxiliary switch will be considered under a serxrate caption. y hile referring to this wiring diagramit` is also to be noted that contacts 1222and 121 are used in circuits for second`speed position or reverse to neutralv and contacts 126 and 125 in circuits for second reverse to neutral (Figs. 1 and 17.)

On an end wall of the casing 6 is a sector sha ed switch casing 136 into which the roc t shaft 55 extends and is provided with a radially disposed' arm 137 having an insulated contact member 138. Mounted in the casin 136 and insulated therefrom arev sets'of b ades disposed to receivethe con- 190 tact member 138, the blades of one set being"v designated 139 and 140 and the bladesof tlieother set designated 141and 142. The -blades 139 -and 140 are of less length than the blades 141 and 142 and are used in establishing circuits for second and third gear positions, while the long blades 141 and 142 are .used in verse gear positions. v l Y .c l

This auxiliary switch isk operated in synchronism with the gcarand circuit selector with one exception, vland that when going from first Vtoseconicl position. Then the resilient crank 54 swings the conu tact member 138 from blades 141 and 142 to blades 139 and 140, and thereby automatically selects 0 1' completes a circuit. The a circuit by this auxiliary switch may lag after the selection of the circuit on account of the resilient or fiexible crank 54 and this is desirable since the prime mover is not to be set in operation until the selector arm 59 is in positive engagefirst and rel'Unt out or shi/rating switch, (Figs. 5. 10` 125 y i1 and 18 The top of the casing 6 has an oblong v shaft. 103 the crank 104 withdraws the. clutch member C. sprintf 31 and the member 29 to be act'nated I thereby are shifted on the sleeve 11,' and the fingcnll() of the member 29 engages the stop.

108 at the same time thelug 81 engages the detent 7610 the' reverse position member 7 3. Just before the extension 18 of ,the nut "lfv-iieaches the apex of the rise 98, the spring 31 sufficiently compressed so that its eX- pansive force, when released, is sufficient' to forcibly. shiftr the member 2.9. As soon, as the lateral extension 18,1'eaches the apex of the 08, the stop 108 is engagement with the. finger 110, and 'the spring 31 is allowed to expand. remembered that Vthe lng of the member 29 isi-stillin engagement with the detent of the reverse )osition mcn'ibcr 73, consequently said meml l.shaft 61' to the right owing tothe fact. that the member 73 engages the pin 80 -of `said shaft. Y During the movement ofthe member 73 25 by the member 25) the cam of the`-memlw11 73 aseends the end of the cam 77 land atk a predetermined time the detent 76 of the member 73 is kicked out of the )athr of the lug 81' thus causing `a cessation -ln' the movement of the detent-shaft 6 1. and should the member 2!) continue to nio-ve it I eventually engagesthe stop 112. Now, since .the selector arm 59 had been placed in engagement with that thls member and the rod ll will be shiftedf to the right. andby reference` to Fig.

Y 1 it will be. noted that the gear J is moved intoA mesh With'the-reverse gear L. p'lhen while the clutch member (l is withdra 'wn and as 'theextens'ion 18 descends from the rise 98,1thc spring 90 shifts the' lever 96 to nortmal position and provides clearance for .the crank pin 101 so "eiated with the clutch member C may throw the clutch in and thereby allouT the engine A t0 propel `the vehicle. in a reverse position.-

While this has been taking place,` it is to. be noted that through the medium .iofthfe rods 24 carried by the nut or'traveler 17, the spring 30 and the member 28havc been car# ried aloug'j'ivith the the spring 31, and when the lever 96, assumes iormal position, the stop v100 is, inpositior ,to bel engaged by the finger 10S) of the spring actuated membra-28 and that. the lug 81 of the member 28 in vposition to engage the detent of the neutralniembcr 71 when the. direction of the prime mover is reversed and the nut or. traveler 17 moves to the. left. Such preparations'are made so that` the transmission gears may be. shifted to neutral position before assuming any other position.' fi

As this is taking place the shifted lout of It will be )er will reciprocate the detentv 'engaging lng 7 4' that the usual spring assonut. while compressing y move thenut 17. By inference to the Wiring diagram, it Will-benbserlved that the circuit for this purpose is as follows;-

actuated and contact fingers 134 and 133' placed in engagement with contacts 130 and 12S), `the circuit' continues from contact fingers 134 by wire 18,4 to the master switch- From the master switch by 'wire 185,' to contact finger 44". motor armature 1 and by wire 187 to contact finger 42. From this point the circuit con tinues by Wire 188 vto contact fingers 133 now in engagement vv vi'thA contact 129. From this last mentioned lc ntact by wire'189 to the connected blades 139 andj140 f the auxiliary. switch. From this -auxiliary switch by wire 190 to the'connected contact-,bars 157- and 1 (0,by wire 191, to contact finger 44; which is connected to contactl finger 44, `and bars 157 and 1130'y Then by Wire 186 to thel e H Positive side of the source of electricall 181 to 'contact finger 42h.

then by wire 1192 to the negative sideofcthe source of ,electrical energy As the mit or traveler the contact fingers 163 maintainthe .circuit by'whichthe gears are shiftedgw-t being unf along,

lei-stood that; the' master Switch is held 'closed during' such shifting.

lVhen the contact fingers 163 reach the gap between the contact. bars 160, 157 and 156, lihjthe momentum of the, motor armature betweenthe contactbars` 156 and 159, to short circuit. the motor armature, but to stop Y the same a-load is 'placed upon the motor is sufficient, to carry the contact fingers 163 l eanbe readily traced and theshunt circuit lis as follows:-

From the positive sident-fthe source of electrical energy 178 byv i-193 and' 1,94 to contact. 175 aiulbridge tact 176, by wire 195 to tli' lsltunt. field 17:7 and by wire 106 to the, negative side of the source .of electrical energy 8j This shunt circuit serveeee a brake foiT the et and the prune omver femmine :im the re-- yao trical energy movements in conl'leotilcm 'wit fan `157, and said `conmoet het o otter mo toi Verse position shown in I ll.

It is vto be noted et when. the mover ceases to operate tlmt ceitein of tll'e the e l'ltoot leere 148 to 15,1 inclu nectione estebliel f the Contact fingere 1 prime mover ie plgugael'fl` lo starter n'lotol? will be Fever., lil., the ,mit o1. tlzwelmi" 17 lo tliie Se left.

Assimil-- ing that it ie de liked to loting' the trenlsmie sionv geene to neutral petition, I will describe the electric calmi-,lit by which this ie` accorlipielielf and tl'leil the meolilmieel l1 the .prime mover, 1 `When the handle o1" emular 51' back two notches to the i'lellt, the `fin rers 131 :1111514.32 "--i ille conto 1121..

122, uml :te switch hes been cloeerl, tl is es followmw From the positive eide Soin-oe of energy 178 by W ree 193 mcd 180 to the motor field 179, were 181 to oontoct elyl 'to contact :lin oer' bt`1`1l' l?. ww 131 owl Wilee contact to conter 'i and 187 to tl'u'etm l moli: 1., ,From starter motor by wires 18?) (l '.185 to A muster switoli enrlltl'l n by ,Wire contact linger 132n lli' 132v to oontoet 152,2, mid Contact bere 150 ond 1F connected by a Wire 1 Wire191 to the contact golf ,Contact Hugger to eol'ltof .logt-'air 4.1 i192 to the negative side of the srmioe ol in going selectin the emit reached, the `neutlel"l poel lt is jnow well to .h .l witlicli'ow the clutch member C emular to the clutch mztimtl en going to reverse 'i tiel-lfl 'Ille-linger'109 engagesthe stop 1i (reges: the detent. 76 o1'- `the neulzaml poeiticm.y member 71, and the held While the spring' 30 :is eed f the mit o1vl trevelerl'.' The exteneloo 18 of tlielog 1T eseejnds l 97 of lie lever-96 and smid` lover lie lifted to move the etop` 10G out o engage meint Witl `the linger 109, :it which time 'the expensive fo of the-spring 30 if J le mel'l'lloei 28 ond. the jl'ieutiol pc v member T1.` Oli ecu' selector erm, 59, 'geerehift nilembei- 66, rod l?` mild. gear J' ore moved, :mul when the selector anni 59 reaches the recess of the membei: 67, th. resilient crank 54 shifytstlle seonoirmal position. f l

lector :mL-,m

'.lllie ling me f e ie omri'lefl into enga'e'ment with p 105 and es :the mit o` ytraveler 17 ee to move to the loft, the spring "ilelmll under compression neive 'force may be utilized l ubs 'to fleet or third aosi o tlieexpailisive orce prix o1 eieeopr etico to be used fertile neudeecl'ibeft A eontzoot llngreive 163 eiigage '6 and. ll), there El. short loll ee fmlieet. llore .l

*wry 'by Wires "oy wjllfe 181 to ,Y f. f W11 e 1811 to contact o liefs .'llty through oolltj.; ts 155111, `123 to tico by contact linger 134 :incl Wires ll to eootoet finger lill, ',llliefel the l1 ver tion,

to the left, the level' 96 is achim-ted .to l

tliezdelient rod 61,`

109 of the spring actuated` 'all up et 'the end of.

:Y to enter the motor.

het et l Contact fin circuit for l the motor.` the el'iulilt 5l elo` 'ogg the moet y1* ew" jt ill ccmi'lec'tifoo 'with the motor that tends 'to stop theseme.

The operations 1n obtaining other gear poi .Sltolle are about the some Witll the oxce tion. of going frol'iit first speed to secon 7 speed. Aesummgthet the gears are m first ,59, smdtlieli A er1 the motor in sul tliiere is e; Short ,poeltioe'll anni that thellieijielle or crank 51" is shiited With the second speed position,"

blades 139 and 14() of the auxiliary switch. kAs the prime mover travels toward neutral position, electrical @connections `are broken, but thelmomenttim of the motor armature brings the nut or traveler 17 over its intermediate positie i, thus allowingv the selector arm 59 to shi .t into the recess of the member."v "67. It is therefore apparent that when the `selectorarm is automatically shifted into the member 67 that the shaft 55 is rocked and 4the Contact member 138 shifted from betfvv'een the blales 1110 and 142 to a position between the blades 139 and 140. In this manner a circuitfis automatically established which permits of the prime mover driving the nut or traveler 17 toY second position. i

Vhat I claim is :1f-

- 1. The combination of gear shiftingm'em.- bers, spring actuated members for moving said gear shiftingfmembers, a selector for said spring actuated members, and a selector for said gear shifting members.

2. The combination of gear shifting members, compressible 'members ada ted to have the expansive force thereof shi saidmembers, an electrically operatedI reciprocable traveler to compress said members, and a selector for determining the direction of travel by said traveler and the member compressed Vthereby.

' 3. The combination of gear shiftingmembers, compressible members ada ted to have the expansive force thereof shi t said members, a traveler 'adapted to compress said members, electric means for moving` said traveler toward either member, and a combined selector for said gear shifting members and the direction of movement of said traveler by said electric means.

4. The combination of gear shifting members, compressible members adapted to have the expansive force thereof shift said members, a traveler between said membera'means for moving said traveler` to compress either member, and oscillatory means adapted to hold a member 'until compressed said traveler. E 'i 5. The combination of gear. shifting members, compressible members adapted to have the expansive force thereof shift said members, a. selector for said gear shiftigg members, a traveler between said compressible members, means for moving said traveler to compress either member, a selector for said moving means and means for holding a member 'during compression by said traveler. f

6. In a gear-shift operating device for kand means adapted to shift said detent to release said spring actuated mendaci' relatively to said detent.

8. Gear shifting means `forautonmobiles, comprising gear .shifting members, a selector therefor, rod reeiprocable with said gear shifting 1members, spring actuated members, and means on said rod adapted to be positioned in the path or .said spring actuated members so as to 'move said rod.

9. Gear shifting means for automobiles, comprising gear shifting members, a selector therefor, a rod reciprocable with said gear shifting members, spring actuated members, oscillatory means on said red .adapted to be engaged by said spring actuated members to move said rod, and means adjacent said rod to fvsci'llate said osciilatery means to release said rod relative into said spring actuated members 10'. The combination of gear position and shift mem ers, springs, a traveler between said sprin s' adapted to place said springs under tens on, electric means for moving said traveler to compress a spring, a switch actuated by the'movement of said traveler vto controlf. said electric means, and means utilizing the expansive force of a compressed s ring to move a gear position and shift mem er.

11. In. a gear shifting device, reeiprocable gear position and shifting members, a prime l mover for said members, comprising an electrieallly driven resiprccabie traveler, a spring placed under compression.' by movement said traveler, :in either' direction,

a member abutting said spring adapted to 'actuate a gear position and shifting member, and means holding said actuated' member during compression spring and adapted to release said member when said traveler has moved prescribed distance.

. 12. In a gear shifting device, reciprocable gear position and shifting members, a prime mover for said members comprising an electrically driven reciprocable traveler. a spring placed under compression by movement of said traveler, in either direction, a member abutting said spring adapted to actuate a gear position and shifting member,

means holding said actuated member dur-A ing compression of said spring and adapted member may be used for gen1 shifting purposes. f V

In 'a clutch control, a geel' shifting device, expansive means, means for simultaneously throwing out; a clutch end pleen fing 'said exjmnsve means under eompressien, md means in e '111\.ecti011 with the last mentioned means eutolnatealy 'eleas'sg the expansive force after' a predetermined degree of compression is obtained.

26. The combnutien of a. clutch, a starter motor adapted for s starting mechanism, 

